Nalbandian Faces Assault Charges... nightmare match for bookies !

Move over Ron Artest, your anger management class may have just added a new patient. 30 year old Argentina tennis star David Nalbandian may be facing charges of assault after angrily kicking an advertising board at line judge Andrew McDougall...

30 year old Argentina tennis star David Nalbandian may be facing charges of assault after angrily kicking an advertising board at line judge Andrew McDougall which left the official suffering a gashed and bloodied leg during his championship match with Marin Cilic at the Aegon Championships.

Scotland Yard said Monday: "We are aware of an incident at the Aegon Championships on June 17. A complaint has been made and the Metropolitan Police Service is now investigating.

There was more bad news for Nalbandian, who had already been stripped of his 44,945 euros ($56,802) runners-up cheque and 150 ATP ranking points, when he learned the ATP had fined him 10,000 euros ($12,566), the maximum punishment allowed for his conduct.

This created a nightmare for bookies around the world where the rules for tennis matches varies greatly. According to Ross Kuebler, head linesmaker for Online Sportsbook Jazz Sports (www.jazzsports.com) once the first serve was made the wagers had action so Marin Cilic was declared the winner.

Props such as total games played were ruled NO ACTION. Other sports books declared that since the first set was completed there was ACTION while others will grade only when a complete match is played and so they called all wagers NO ACTION. Since allegations of match fixing have hit the tennis world many sportsbooks around the world have adopted different rules to ward off becoming victims.

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